Taking stock of Uganda’s economy 55 years after independence Kampala, Uganda | COMMENT | SARAH LOGAN| October 9 marked 55 years since Uganda’s independence in 1962. The country’s economy has seen many changes during this time, affected by periods of political instability, civil war, fluctuating global commodity prices, and various …
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Trump’s strategy and 5 factors around Mogadishu killing of 300 Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO, IAN KATUSIIME, JULIUS BUSINGE | October 20| Hundreds of dead were burnt beyond recognition. One mother lost all her nine children. Wives, husbands, children and whole families perished in the Oct.14 bomb attack in Somalia capital, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| The top stories in this week’s The Independent magazine. COVER STORY Does this woman know who killed Kaweesi?: Details of how she has juggled Kaka,Kayihura, Tumukunde, Museveni THE LAST WORD The tragedy of self-indulgence: The blind politics of Diane Rwigara and her allies in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE Independent. COVER STORY Behind Massacre in Somalia: Trump’s strategy and 5 factors around Mogadishu killing of 300. THE LAST WORD Uganda’s Donald Trump: How frustration with Museveni has led us to abandon reality and embrace demagoguery. MINING …
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Modern engines work smarter In an old V-8 engine, all eight cylinders were firing, no matter if the car was idling or accelerating. They all got the same amount of fuel, regardless. Today’s engines have technology that makes them work smarter. Cylinder deactivation allows some cylinders in an engine shut …
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Why recent discussions have been neither highly educational nor offered legitimate debate COMMENT | Bob A. Kasango | It is a few days after October 8 when we passed the 22nd Anniversary of the adoption of the third Constitution of the Republic of Uganda in the 55 years of our …
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Sane’s political satirist legacy lives on | Dominic Muwanguzi | Eria Sane Nsubuga likes to invoke academic critiques and studies in his art to inspire dialogue on contemporary themes. He juxtaposes artistic parody, in form of satire and sarcasm, to create comic twists to hard topics like capitalism, immigration and …
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UMEME: Company fails to win court case against ERA, writes off Shs115.3bn from its balance sheet Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Electricity distributor, Umeme Limited, recorded a first ever loss since it listed its shares on the Uganda Securities Exchange and the Nairobi Secures Exchange five years ago. …
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The constant battle between the patient and physiotherapist Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | It’s 9 O’clock in the morning at the physiotherapy department at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, and an elderly looking bare footed man is sitting drenched in sweat in the lobby. He has just finished …
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Sabrina Herr alias Deena has gained popularity amongst Ugandan music lovers for her unique way of doing music in the country; she perfectly sings in the native Luganda language; something that has won the hearts of many. Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | Deena released her first Luganda hit …
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